Their Meeting (1)

[Author's Note]

Hi All, I am now shifting from first person to third narration. Hope you can follow😊👍

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The first Monday of December, ten police interns arrived at South City from the North as expected. They're housed at the nearby boarding just a few minutes walk from the police headquarters. Surprisingly, the other two asked permission to stay at their relatives' house. Asking further about their personal information, Mark learned that they will be staying at Wang's residence.

According to them, they're distant relatives of Mrs. Wang. Naturally, they are offered free accommodation at their residence.

Thinking it through, Mark had a glimmer of hope forming in his mind. He made special note to treat those two with discreet favor. He could curry some favor in the near future for his beloved woman.

Weeks rolled and before Mark knew, it was already the third week of December. The interns have somehow gotten adjusted to the environment. Having befriended the two interns, Mark was planning to push through his plan. It was now Friday and the interns will only got to report Saturday morning . He wanted them to ask Fem's phone number so he could ask her out during free days.

Mark called the two interns in his office with the guise of giving them orders. The two appeared in his office in a short while, giving him snappy salute to which he nodded and said "carry on."

"Do you live under same roof with a certain Fem Law at Wang's residence? " Although he knew it, he still wanted to make sure that they could curry his favor.

"Yes sir! What's her case? She has taken over the management of the WangCargo Express recently." Bryan, one of the interns said thinking that their superior was on to some investigation case.

"I will dig up her case later, but for now, just get her phone number for me. This is an official task." Mark said with his usual commanding voice.

"Okay sir, no problem! " Manuel, the other one said while glancing at his mate.

The two interns looked at each other as if they remembered something. Then Bryan spoke.

"Sir, the Wang's are inviting you for an early Christmas party tomorrow evening. Sir Ernest Wang, the eldest son of Congressman Wang, wants to invite you to join us if you don't mind. He said your grandfather and his father were long time friends." He said.

Mark was fixated on his chair overwhelmed by the opportunities that came opening for him. 'This is it!' He exclaimed a big 'Yes!' in his mind but remained calm and composed as ever as he sat stoically.

"Yeah, I know. Thank you for the invitation. Please tell him, I will surely come." Mark said shortly.

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Saturday afternoon, while the two house helpers were busy preparing and setting up for the barbecue, Fem was in her office facing the monitor busy as ever. She was preparing the salary, the 13th month pay, insurance payments and annual revenue. Add to these, the daily reports concerning the company. She has immersed herself with this work since her superior Percy turned over everything three weeks ago. She reports to her office at 9 AM and comes home at 8 pm after three hours overtime. She didn't have time to chat with her friends anymore neither play with the dogs.

She only have Sundays off for now. That means she can sleep late tonight and wake up late tomorrow. She knew there was an organized Christmas party at Wang's house tonight. She has released funds for it and she hopes that by the time she gets home, the party has already started.

Feeling accomplished and somehow exhausted, Fem closed her computer and tidied up her desk. She went to the bathroom to refresh and check herself. She saw her reflection in the full length mirror. Has she gone skinnier? Apart from her seemingly skinnier appearance, she was still satisfied with how she looked. Her shoulder length hair was still as shiny and bouncy as ever, her eyes were still wide open and she can erupt a smile and laugh whenever she finds something funny. She smiled at her reflection. Her blue blazer accentuated her fair skin and making her glow in elegance while appearing mature. She fixed her clothes in place and patted some creases on them. She applied a thin lipstick then went back to grab her shoulder bag on her desk. She was surprised to see Bryan chatting with the security guard by the entrance. She approached them.

"Good evening Rey. Bryan, why are you here?" Fem asked. Bryan is one of the interns who is staying at Wang's house. Rey is the 40 year old security guard for almost ten years.

"Sir Ernest sent me to pick you up, Ma'am Fem. It's dangerous for a beauty like you to be alone this late." Bryan said.

"Ha ha, who said so? Am I in such a danger tonight? How about during the past nights that I didn't have an escort?" She agreed but then wondered why only this time she had this privilege of being picked-up.

"If you want, I can pick you up every evening Ma'am." Bryan started the engine with a smile. This car was Ernest's personal car. Fem was touched by the thoughtfulness of her employers. Such gestures touches her soft heart and makes her all the more willing to do things to help in their company's welfare.

After less than 20 minutes, Bryan was parking the Porche Macan at the parking area past the waist-high gate. Fem sees that the barbecue area was oozing with smoke and there were few people around it. She grabs her shoulder bag and gets out if the car heading towards the barbecue area to check first.

She smiled as she approached them greeting everyone good evening. Her childhood friends were busy grilling some fish and beef ribs. There was a lot of sea foods to be grilled though.

"I need to change first. I'll come down to help you guys!" She said, seeing that they needed some hand.

"No, no need. Just entertain your visitor!" Rela replied. She is one of the helper, a bit short and chubby but she smiles bright and her eyes are clear.

"My visitor? It's their visitor! I didn't invite anyone. " Fem turned away to heed inside the house.

What she didn't know was that inside, her boss Ernest was talking to a young major turning General, who came from B City. Opening the door, which was closed to prevent the smoke from coming inside, Fem slowly maneuvered herself inside then closed the door again.

The living room was situated at the side of the house facing the glass wall towards the east. The back of the sofa is facing the main door so anyone who enters may not necessarily be noticed.

She changed her shoes into slippers and proceeded to her room which was adjacent to the study room beside the living room. She didn't bother to check whoever was in the living room as there can be many unfamiliar guests there.